Sunday, December 18, 2011

Battleground Weird WWII: PzKpfw VI Ausf. B "Konigstiger"

Notes: These are the BGWWWII rules for the PzKpfw VI Ausf. B "Bengal Tiger". You will need the core BGWWWII rules to know what the hell I'm talking about so get it already!

Date Introduced: Mid '44Users: Germany

Vehicle Chart: You can find a vehicle chart for this vehicle within the BGWWII Tanker's Challenge supplement.

Crew: 5 (commander, gunner, loader, radio operator & driver)

High Ground Pressure: This vehicle has very high ground pressure because of its massive weight and will suffer an additional +3 on all Bog Checks.Winterketten or Ostketten Tracks: This vehicle may be fitted with the "Winterketten" track grousers or with the "Ostketten" track as indicted in the BGWWWII rules. Availability for each is an 8.

Top Armor Value: Due to the steep slope of the front glacis, any HT hits to locations 6 or 11 will use the HF AV of 46.

Porsche Turret Shot Trap: The first 50 vehicles of this type were fitted with a turret designed by Porsche that featured a round turret mantle that had a fatal flaw that could ricochet non-penetrating rounds into the hull's roof. Any non-penetrating round striking the TF 17 or 19 locations can ricochet into the hull on a D20 score of 12. If successful, half the incoming round's AP value against the HT AV of 7. Refer to non-penetration and penetration result as normal for HT location 7 if the incoming round struck the TF location 17 and the HT location 12 if ricocheted off FT location 19.

Zimmerit Paste: The Availability for "Zimmerit" on this vehicle is a 12.

Nahverteidigungswaffe: This vehicle is fitted with a "Nahverteidigungswaffe" within its turret and will be bound by the BGWWWII rules as such for its use.

IR Upgradable: Both vehicle turret modles are capable of being fitted with the Sperber/FG 1250 "Falcon" IR System as described in the BGWWWII rules. Availability is a 15 on the Eastern Front, 10 on the Western Front and an 8 on any other fronts.

Tank Phone:Availability is a 12 for this vehicle can to be fitted with a tank phone located at the rear right side of the hull. Rangefinder: The Availability is a 10 to have this vehicle fitted with a rangefinder as discribed within the BGWWWII rules.

Pzgr.40/43 Round: Availability for this round is 5 with D4 rounds available per vehicle.

Panzerbefehlswagen: The command version of the King Tiger had its main gun ammunition reduced to allow for the extra radio equipment and the addition of an antenna in the turret and a star antenna on the rear engine deck but otherwise looks and fights as a normal production model.Wargaming Piece: Numerous companies make a 1/48 or 1/50 scale King Tiger in its various models so just do some Google-Fu and see what you can find.